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Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

41st Parliament (November 2004 - October 2007)

The Great Freight Task: Is Australia’s transport network up to the challenge?
Inquiry into the integration of regional rail and road networks and their interface with ports
Tabled 13 August 2007
Date of Government Response: No response to date

40th Parliament (February 2002 - August 2004)
Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services

Inquiry into Privatisation of Regional Infrastructure and Government Business Enterprises
(lapsed)

Train Illumination
Inquiry into some measures proposed to improve train visibility and reduce level crossing accidents
Parliamentary paper 169/2004; Tabled 24 June 2004
Date of Government Response: 7 December 2005 (PDF 422KB)

Ship Salvage
Inquiry into Maritime Salvage in Australian Waters
Parliamentary paper 150/2004; Tabled 21 June 2004
Date of Government Response: 21 March 2007 (PDF 426KB)

National Road Safety Eyes on the road ahead
Inquiry into National Road Safety
Parliamentary paper 149; Tabled 21 June 2004
Date of Government Response: 7 December 2005 (PDF 1,408KB)

Regional Aviation and Island Transport Services: Making Ends Meet
An inquiry into commercial regional aviation services in Australia and alternative transport links to major populated islands.
Parliamentary paper 402/2003; Tabled 1 December 2003
Date of Government Response: 10 May 2007 (PDF 2,582KB)

Moving on intelligent transport systems An inquiry into variable speed limits - A case study of intelligent transport systems.
Parliamentary paper 581/2002; Tabled 9 December 2002
Date of Government Response: February 2005 (PDF 660KB)

Previous inquiries and reports

Reports of inquiries into transport and regional services matters by various predecessors to the committee are listed below with links to the inquiry pages where available.

Local Voices: an Inquiry into Regional Radio An Inquiry into the adequacy of radio services in non-metropolitan Australia.
Parliamentary paper 200/2001; Tabled 24 September 2001
Date of Government Response: September 2003 (PDF 1958KB)

Back on Track A Review of progress in rail reform
Parliamentary Paper 92/2001; Tabled 11 May 2001
Date of Government Response: 25 March 2003 (PDF 2199KB)

Beyond the Midnight Oil An inquiry into managing fatigue in transport
Parliamentary paper 211/2000; Tabled 9 October 2000
Date of Government Response: June 2001

Regional Radio Racing Services An inquiry into the impact of the decision by ABC radio to discontinue its radio racing service
Parliamentary paper 129/2000; Tabled 26 June 2000
Date of Government Response: September 2001 (PDF 24KB)

Ship safe An inquiry into the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Annual Report 1996-97
Parliamentary paper 150/98; Tabled 23 November 1998 (presented to the Speaker 26 August 1998)
Date of Government Response: August 1999

Tracking Australia An inquiry into the role of rail in the national transport network
Parliamentary paper 149/98; Tabled 23 November 1998 (presented to the Speaker July 1998)
Date of Government Response: April 2000

Planning not Patching An inquiry into Federal road funding
Parliamentary paper 312/97; Tabled November 1997
Date of Government Response: April 2000

Jet Fresh An inquiry into air freight exports of perishable and time sensitive products
Parliamentary paper 396/96; Tabled December 1996
Date of Government Response: November 1997

Keeping rural Australia posted An inquiry into Australia Post: Rural and remote letter delivery services
Parliamentary paper 117/96; Tabled September 1996
Date of Government Response: June 1997

Plane Safe Inquiry into aviation safety - the commuter and general aviation sectors
Parliamentary paper 480/95; Tabled 7 May 1996
Date of Government Response: 5 December 1996

Warehouse to Wharf
Efficiency of the interface between seaports and land transport
Parliamentary paper 294/1995; Tabled 27 November 1995
Date of Government Response: 7 November 1996

Ships of shame Inquiry into ship safety
Parliamentary paper 494/92; Tabled 17 December 1992
Date of Government Response: 6 September 1993

Earlier reports

For a list of earlier reports by this Committee, see the Register of Committee Reports (1901 to current day).

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